Transparent poly (methyl methacrylate)/organically modified montmorillonite (PMMA/OMMT) nanocomposites were fabricated using a solution intercalation method. OMMT was modified with quaternary alkylammonium ions. The haze values, which are the ratios of diffuse transmittance to total light transmittance via the nanocomposites, gradually increased with an increasing amount of OMMT; however, the deterioration of total light transmittance was maintained within a narrow range. X-ray diffraction patterns showed that a peak regarded as a (001) d-spacing or a second peak corresponding to (002) plane was shifted toward lower 2θ values indicating the penetration of the PMMA polymer chains into the interlayer regions of OMMT. Board-shaped specimens used for the flexural tests were fabricated by compression molding at 230°C. The specimens were sufficiently transparent for their use as esthetic orthodontic wires. The flexural modulus of the PMMA/OMMT nanocomposites increased favorably with an increasing amount of OMMT. It is reasonable to consider that the addition of OMMT to the nanocomposites effectively improves the stiffness of PMMA without seriously deteriorating its flexibility.